· Where have you heard the saying, Use it or Lose it?What is “it” for you?
· What has this sermon series stirred in you? What questions do you have?
· Who are the women in your life that have been instrumental in your spiritual development?
· In the story on Sunday, the restoration process in the temple began with a cleaning of the temple and the discovery of the book of law. What has, perhaps, been buried by the busyness of life that needs to be rediscovered in your life?
· When have you been challenged by the voice of another person in your community? Are there ways that you are resistant to hearing the voice of God through another?
· Can you think of a time when you have sought the counsel of another to confirm a direction that you felt led to go? Who are your go-to people for guidance?
· How do your thoughts and conversations reflect what is important to you? How does that stack up to God’s call in Jeremiah 7:5-7, to “…truly act justly one with another…do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow…or go after gods to your own hurt…”?
· Read 2 Kings 22:19-20. What is promised to Josiah and why? How do you hope these promises apply to you?
· Where do you desire to see shalom – absence of conflict and life aligned with the righteousness of God?
· How does your life reflect the hope for shalom you carry? Who can you share accountability with to live toward truth telling and cultivating the shalom of Christ in your life and context?